General Class Schedule

Classes will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with evening activities indicated by an asterisk below.

Day 1, Monday

Bug Basics: a morning slide presentation followed by an afternoon in the field identifying and experiencing insects in their natural habitats

Day 2, Tuesday

Engaging in Inquiry

Roly-Poly Ruffians and Wacky Worms: series of experiments and activities for the classroom with an emphasis on environmental science

Aphids and Their Lions: second set of classroom experiments in the afternoon that will focus on prey/predator relationships and how they relate to environmentally friendly pest management

Day 3, Wednesday

Crickets and Bullies: a series of classroom experiments that demonstrate territoriality and communication in crickets

Bug Bytes: a look at computer software that is truly bugged and bountiful bug information available on the World Wide Web (lesson plan preparation time)

Wildlife Nightlife: meet the bugs of the night*

Day 4, Thursday

Bugs on Their Turf: morning field trip collecting and identifying creepy crawlies

Dirt Bugs: experiments for the classroom to solve environmental problems

Discussion/review of inquiry in your classroom

Day 5, Friday

Socializing with Insects: keeping and caring for social and solitary bugs in the classroom (lesson plan presentation by participants)